Iranian star Ali Karimi was in buoyant mood after Iran’s national Team came from behind to defeat Uzbekistan 2-1 in their opening game of the 2007 Asian Cup.

When Austria-based energy company OMV AG (OMV.VI) saw a chance to develop a lucrative Iranian gas field in April, it jumped at the $18 billion deal despite strong opposition from the US.

Triple-champions Iran survived a scare against the Uzbeks in Kuala Lumpur as they kicked off their drive for a first Asian Cup title in 31 years.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi expressed the hope that the nuclear standoff between his country and the West would be ended during the current visit to Tehran by a delegation from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday dismissed the Zionist regime’s invitation to the Iranian Jews to leave their homeland for the occupied territories.

Iranian Government Spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham said that the Zionist regime of Israel should take a lesson from its last year invasion of Lebanon, where it was not only defeated but also humiliated by Hezbollah.

Preşedintele PSD, Mircea Geoană, a declarat, astăzi, într-o conferinţă ţinută la Slatina, că alegerile pentru europarlamentare se vor desfăşura în luna noiembrie, refuzând să precizeze dacă acest lucru a fost stabilit deja printr-o înţelegere între PSD şi PNL.

Premierul Tăriceanu i-a însărcinat pe ministrul finanţelor publice, Varujan Vosganian, şi pe ministrul muncii, Paul Păcuraru, să analizeze conţinutul scrisorii preşedintelui Traian Băsescu, prin care şeful statului cere Executivului să specifice sursele de finanţare pentru majorarea pensiilor.

O delegaţie compusă din aproximativ 30 de pensionari, însoţită de doi lideri ai PC, Ioan Ţundrea şi Codruţ Şereş, au depus astăzi la Palatul Cotroceni mai multe apeluri prin care-i solicită şefului statului să promulge legea de majorare a pensiilor.

The two main parties — the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Republican People’s Party (CHP) — are at odds over whether the next president must be a member of the new parliament, according to local press reports Wednesday (July 11th).